Jim Bartlett

James Baker Bartlett (May 27, 1932 – August 27, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1954 and 1961. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1951 to 1973, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

Professional career Bartlett's career was mainly played in the American Hockey League for the Baltimore Clippers and Providence Reds, over twenty years. He spent three years with the New York Rangers and one with the Boston Bruins, as well as having played four games with the Montreal Canadiens early in his career, playing a total of 191 games in the NHL. He set an AHL record in 1958 when he scored two goals five seconds apart. He almost had his career end in 1963 when he was hit in his eye with a stick; however, he was back playing within months.

Post-pro career Close to the end of his professional hockey career, Bartlett kept his skills sharp by playing with the National Brewers, a Baltimore area amateur team that was sponsored by the National Brewing Company and National Bohemian. He returned to the pro level to score 8 goals in 11 games for the Baltimore Clippers at the end of the 1971-72 season, and then played another full 72-game season with the Clippers in 1972-73.

In 1974, Bartlett brought his professional hockey career to a close and then enjoyed four more seasons of amateur hockey in the Baltimore-Washington area with the Brewers. During the five seasons that Bartlett played with the Brewers, he worked as a driver for the National Brewing Company in Baltimore.

Bartlett moved from Baltimore to Tampa, Florida, in 1987. Making use of his experience as a driver, he became a full-time assistant as an advisor and driver for George Steinbrenner. In 2018, he was inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.

Records American Hockey League record for fastest two goals scored (1958)

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1949–50 Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs QJHL 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1950–51 Verdun LaSalle QJHL 38 8 8 16 67 3 1 0 1 7 1951–52 St. Jerome Eagles QPJHL 44 25 31 56 167 — — — — — 1951–52 Boston Olympics EAHL 14 2 6 8 39 2 1 0 1 4 1952–53 Cincinnati Mohawks IHL 49 32 30 62 122 9 4 5 9 22 1953–54 Matane Red Rockets LSLHL 61 43 29 72 139 16 11 14 25 46 1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1954–55 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QHL 58 28 28 56 150 7 1 4 5 20 1955–56 New York Rangers NHL 12 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1955–56 Providence Reds AHL 50 28 19 47 110 9 3 5 8 27 1956–57 Providence Reds AHL 63 21 22 43 105 4 1 0 1 27 1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 59 25 21 46 86 5 2 1 3 11 1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 70 11 9 20 118 — — — — — 1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 44 8 4 12 48 — — — — — 1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 21 7 3 10 12 8 5 3 8 15 1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 63 15 9 24 95 — — — — — 1961–62 Providence Reds AHL 62 31 34 65 80 3 0 1 1 8 1962–63 Providence Reds AHL 67 28 38 66 87 6 1 2 3 10 1963–64 Providence Reds AHL 72 26 39 65 75 3 2 1 3 4 1964–65 Providence Reds AHL 71 22 36 58 92 — — — — — 1965–66 Providence Reds AHL 68 19 26 45 70 — — — — — 1966–67 Baltimore Clippers AHL 67 30 21 51 24 13 3 3 6 10 1967–68 Baltimore Clippers AHL 71 22 29 51 71 — — — — — 1968–69 Baltimore Clippers AHL 73 25 23 48 40 4 1 0 1 10 1969–70 Baltimore Clippers AHL 65 30 28 58 34 5 2 1 3 2 1970–71 Baltimore Clippers AHL 63 14 25 39 51 6 0 1 1 4 1971–72 Baltimore Clippers AHL 11 8 2 10 23 — — — — — 1971–72 Columbus Seals IHL 14 4 6 10 23 — — — — — 1972–73 Baltimore Clippers AHL 72 24 16 40 31 — — — — — AHL totals 955 360 382 742 991 66 20 18 38 128 NHL totals 191 34 23 57 273 2 0 0 0 0